Question

Mention the allegories that visualised the nation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Germany and France.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Marianne and germania were the female allegories of France and Germany respectively

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

VISUALISING THE NATION

(FEMALE ALLEGORY)

The female figures did not stand for the particular women in the real life but in fact gave an abstract idea of the Nation in a concrete form .

EXAMPLES –

1. STATUE OF LIBERTY (FRENCH REVOLUTION)

• With this female allegory, the ideas of Liberty, Justice and the Republic was portrayed. Justice is generally a blindfolded woman,

carrying a pair of weighing scales.

• This can be observed in Fredric Sorrieau painting

2. MARIANNE(FRANCE)

In the 19th Century, the female allegory in France was Christened Marianne, a popular Christian name.

FEATURES –

• a) Her features give in idea of Liberty and Republic.

• b) She wears the red cap, the tricolour and the cockade.

• c) Her statues were erected in public squares to remind the public of the National symbol of Unity.

• d) Marianne images were marked on coins and stamp.

3.GERMANIA (GERMANY)

• Germania wears a crown of Oak leaves as the German Oak stands for Heroism. She holds a sword and olive branch in one hand.